Destiny: Grimoire Anthology - Dark Mirror (Volume 1)

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What saves this second half is the style of writing. In both parts the story shifts between first person narration, third person narration, internal monologues, transcripts and epistolary writings. It’s a compelling blend of styles that keeps things interesting even when the story does not.

Bungie presents the Destiny Grimoire Anthology, a must-have collectible lore compendium designed and assembled for Destiny's devoted and enlightened scholars and lore lovers, as well as fans of fantasy and science fiction storytelling. The man who'd gone down into the tunnels and burned down the horrors. Took their remains and wore them like a king. Stripped away the petals of the rose like broken shards. Try it," he said, looking at the ceiling. "Kill us both. You'll do my work for me. My friends will be safe." Unsurprisingly, considering the history of story in Destiny, this book is a mixed bag. I really enjoyed it, but I’m biased. In reality, this perfectly encapsulates both the strengths and weaknesses of Destiny’s storytelling techniques. And it can be illustrated perfectly in the two strands of plot this book tells.

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Until now, the myths, mysteries, and machinations of the Destiny universe were found hidden throughout the worlds – enticing threads that hinted at a greater tapestry. The Destiny Grimoire Anthology weaves tales from multiple sources together for the first time, casting new light on Destiny’s most legendary heroes, infamous villains, and their greatest moments of triumph and tragedy. When the first game launched it was criticised for having a nonsense and barely there plot. This was an entirely valid critique as the game had rewritten it from scratch a year before release and failed to do anything interesting with the fascinating world it created. But the world it created was fascinating. Part sci-fi adventure, part gothic horror, part cosmic fantasy, the Destiny world is a mishmash of genres that shouldn’t work (and sometimes doesn’t). Elements of the world were teased in the game, but to get to the meat of it you’d need to go online and read the grimoire, an online encyclopaedia that delivered the secrets and lore of the world in bite sized chunks. But is not the Light also served by savage sacrifice? Accepted wounds? Blood spilled on the dust of distant worlds? Then we get to see a little bit of the aftermath of the gunmans's plot before the book ends by also telling us of what became of the Hive God. And I will confess it now to my fellow Guardians: this is the first time I've actually read the lore. Yes, I know. But reading off a screen is not for me and having to find each individual pieces is also not for me. I am a completionist but only if there's a little ping at the end. But it is wonderful. Written really well: not in a novel style-of course not-but written in digestible chunks that give you so much information yet leave you hanging.

Destiny is one of my favorite games of all time. It has tight gameplay controls and truly jaw-dropping set pieces and worlds. Unfortunately, the game's story is a convoluted mess with it's own alien vocabulary to boot. If you're hoping this anthology helps you understand the world of Destiny better, then you ought to lower your expectations. The energy alters form, the name changes, but the story remains the same. The chain is infinite, far beyond our meager comprehension. You promised… you'd keep… her out. Promised." My father's voice comes from the machine. That's right… I sense Jinju trying to materialize in the now, but she can't. It's stopping her. By the time I had activated the defensive schemata hidden across our encampment, I was just the only one.

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